History
1958 - Mennonites came from Mexico and settled in Spanish Lookout and Blue
Creek.
Then the settlers in Blue Creek had a dispute about religion practices and a large group moved to Shipyard.
2020, November 4 - During the Covid-19 pandemic the government of Belize mandated, among other things,
that churches should be limited to 10 persons or less. However, as that goes against the religion of all
Christians,
the Mennonites elected not to close down churches.
As a result police arrived at the church during Sunday morning services to arrest the pastors and disperse the
attendees.
The Blue Creek village chairman, Abram Rempel, said that “the calling of God is higher than the calling of
this government,”
and that the community planned to continue with the church services on the upcoming Sunday if the National
Oversight Committee (NOC)
would not reverse its decision on church fellowship.